Everything about Iwate Prefecture totally explained
is a
prefecture of
Japan located in the
Tōhoku region on
Honshū island. The capital is
Morioka.
History
Iwate was historically part of
Mutsu Province. It was only brought into the empire around
800.
In the
Jōmon period it was an area abundant in fishing and hunting. There were also
Emishi settlements in the Kitakami Basin until the end of the eighth century when the Nara authorities penetrated deeply into Iwate, with Fort Shiwa, to the north of present day
Morioka, constructed in 803.
Geography
Iwate faces the
Pacific Ocean to the east, and borders
Aomori Prefecture on the north,
Akita Prefecture on the west, and
Miyagi Prefecture on the south. The prefecture has mountains in the west, north and east, with the valley of the
Kitakami River running from north to south through the center of the province and including the capital. The coast is very rugged, with little in between the mountains and the sea.
Cities
Thirteen cities are located in Iwate Prefecture:
Towns and villages
Towns and villages in each
district:
Mergers
Economy
Iwate's industry is concentrated around
Morioka and specializes in semiconductor and communications manufacturing.
Demographics
Culture
Of the several theories about the origin of the name ‘Iwate’, the most well known tale, 'Oni no tegata,' is that associated with Mitsuishi Shrine in Morioka. (The Mitsuishi, literally ‘three rocks’, are said to have been thrown down into Morioka by an eruption of Mt Iwate.) According to the legend, there was once a devil who often tormented and harassed the local people. When the people prayed to the spirits of Mitsuishi for protection, the devil was immediately shackled to the rocks and made to promise never to trouble the people again. As a sign of this promise the devil left a handprint on one of the rocks, thus giving rise to the name Iwate, literally meaning ‘rock hand’. Even now after a rainfall it's said that the devil’s hand print can still be seen.
Poet and author
Kenji Miyazawa was born in Iwate and lived much of his life there.
Bashō
Bashō visited and wrote about Iwate in the journey described in
Oku no Hosomichi.
Hiraizumi in particular inspired him.
Tourism
Chūson-ji
Mōtsū-ji
Muryōkō-ji
Takadachi-gikei-dō
Iwate Park
Morioka Hashimoto Museum of Art
Ryūsen Cave
Tōno City Museum
Prefectural symbols
Further Information
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